Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone
by AlanYx on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:21AM
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It's a fairly common thing aimed at younger kids (kindergarten, grade 1). Usually the idea is that there are fifth and sixth graders who volunteer as playground helpers and who draw the younger kids to play with them if they're alone. Then a few of the younger kids get jealous this kid gets to play with the older kids and join in too, and it mostly works.
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Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone
by doubled112 on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:42AM
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Maybe younger kids, but I could only imagine being harassed and ridiculed as an older kid sitting in the friend chair.
It's like the difference when somebody gets hurt. Younger kids run to the hurt one to see if they're OK. The older kids tend to scatter and disappear as quickly as possible.
Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone
by pedrosorio on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @02:07PM
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> It's like the difference when somebody gets hurt. (...) The older kids tend to scatter and disappear as quickly as possible.
Definitely not my experience growing up. I'm sorry.